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Marketing Manager of the French Broad Food Co-op interviewed by Dennis Ray Since 1975, the French Broad Food Co-op has been with the Asheville area. From its early beginnings as a buying club between families down by the French Broad River, to its current location on Broadway in downtown Asheville,Continue Reading

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Open publication – Free publishing – More arts In This Month’s Issue: September 2012 Stage Preview: Magnetic Theatre – MILF (p3); NC Stage – R. Buckminster Fuller (p6) Performance: Asheville Lyric Opera – La Traviata (p4); Asheville Area Piano Forum (p6); Asheville Lyric Opera’s 14th Season (p7) Fine Art: ArtEtudeContinue Reading

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by Max Hammonds, MD Clarice, good to see you again. Welcome back.” Dr. Wilson pulled up his roll-around stool to the edge of the exam table and patted Clarice’s hand. “What can I do for you today?” [How long since I saw this patient?] “Actually, I just needed a refillContinue Reading

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by Peter Loewer As Mrs. Storekeep sprinkled sawdust on the old wooden floors in preparation for the morning’s sweep-up, she inadvertently — it would seem — dropped a bit of dust on the polished shoes of the curmudgeon. At first he glanced up at the ceiling with a purely painedContinue Reading

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Two Different Views review by Marcianne Miller Of the hundreds of audio books I’ve read in the past 30 years, I’ve listened to only two of them more than once. Both are spiritual books and both propose a new attitude toward spirituality based on principles the authors themselves discovered. ItContinue Reading

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32nd Annual Heritage Weekend by April Nance The 32nd Annual Heritage Weekend will be held September 15-16 at the Blue Ridge Parkway’s Folk Art Center. This free festival sponsored by the Southern Highland Craft Guild features traditional music, dancing and heritage craft demonstrations. A highlight of the weekend is theContinue Reading

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Swank 65 – November 11, 2012www.blueridgeadventures.net NCCX Cyclocross Series – www.nccyclocross.com Race #3 – Sun. October 28, 2012 – Boone, NC Race #4 – Sun. November 4, 2012 – Salisbury, NC Race #5 – Sun. November 11, 2012 – Wilkesboro, NC Race #6 –  Sat. November 17, 2012 – Durham,Continue Reading

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Help Kinsey Claire Vaitkus Reach the Miss North Carolina Pageant Kinsey Claire Vaitkus was awarded the title of Miss Appalachian USA 2013 through the Miss North Carolina pageant in High Point, North Carolina last November. The winner of the 2013 title is awarded a chance at Miss America, and aContinue Reading

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Thursday – Saturday, August 2-4 85th Annual Mountain Dance and Folk Festival The nation’s longest running folk festival. This three-day event showcases the best of the region’s old-time and bluegrass musicians, mountain dance groups, cloggers, and ballad singers. 7 p.m. nightly at Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place in downtownContinue Reading